{"id":167,"date":"2023-09-01T17:08:52","date_gmt":"2023-09-01T17:08:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/radiology\/about\/clinical-divisions\/musculoskeletal-imaging\/"},"modified":"2024-03-18T14:45:40","modified_gmt":"2024-03-18T18:45:40","slug":"musculoskeletal-imaging","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/radiology\/about\/clinical-divisions\/musculoskeletal-imaging\/","title":{"rendered":"Musculoskeletal Imaging"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"page-header\">\n<h1>Inspiring Care<\/h1>\n<\/div>\n<p>The Musculoskeletal Imaging division specializes in the interpretation of a wide variety of radiologic studies focused on evaluation of the musculoskeletal system: conventional radiography, computed tomography (CT), magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), and ultrasonography (US). 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